PDF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN COKING PROPERTIES OF LUMP COAL AND ITS ... Springer
(1) The thermal conductivity of lump coal is smaller than that of coke, so the thermal ability of coal is inferior compared with coke. (2) Coal would absorb large amount of heat during the coke forming process in melting gasifier. (3) The caking coal used in COREX was easy to bind together during the coke forming